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Was M.I.A.'s album better than those from Amy Winehouse and Alicia Keys? Cast your vote in our annual poll. (Rod | Le-HibOO.com)
All this week, music critics are helping Soundcheck review the best and worst of 2007. Today: a look at the year in pop music with Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times. Plus, we unveil our annual online poll. And later: With a singer and a pianist for parents, Sasha Dobson grew up with jazz. Her own music draws on Brazilian and pop sounds. Dobson performs live in our studio.
Weigh in: Soundcheck's 2007 listener poll
More on Soundcheck's Critics' Week
Weigh in: Soundcheck's 2007 listener poll
More on Soundcheck's Critics' Week
Pop Music: Best of 2007
Jay-Z rode the coattails of an "American Gangster." Sanjaya overstayed his welcome on "American Idol." And the industry's high anxiety over the future of music got, well, higher. Soundcheck kicks off "Critics Week" with a recap of pop music in 2007. We talk with Ann Powers, chief pop music critic ...
Soundcheck's Picks of 2007
The Soundcheck staff weighs in with their favorite recordings of the year.
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Mahler Symphony No. 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
[Brian Wise]
Andy Palácio and the Garifuna Collective, Wátina
[Gisele Regatao]
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
[Joel Meyer]
Jamie T, Panic Prevention
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Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, Mahler Symphony No. 5
Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
[Brian Wise]
Andy Palácio and the Garifuna Collective, Wátina
[Gisele Regatao]
Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
[Joel Meyer]
Jamie T, Panic Prevention
...
Sasha Dobson
Singer-songwriter Sasha Dobson's latest CD, "Modern Romance," flirts with Brazilian, pop and country styles. She joins us to talk about the album and to perform live in the Soundcheck studio.